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EARLINET observations of Saharan dust intrusions over the northern Mediterranean region (2014–2017): properties and impact on radiative forcing
School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Dept. of Physics,
National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece
Alexandros Papayannis
School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Dept. of Physics,
National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece
Panagiotis Kokkalis
Department of Physics, Kuwait University, Safat, 13060, Kuwait
Romanos Foskinis
School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Dept. of Physics,
National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece
Guadalupe Sánchez Hernández
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research, Granada, 18006, Spain
Pablo Ortiz-Amezcua
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research, Granada, 18006, Spain
Maria Mylonaki
School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Dept. of Physics,
National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece
Christina-Anna Papanikolaou
School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Dept. of Physics,
National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece
Nikolaos Papagiannopoulos
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Metodologie per
l'Analisi Ambientale, Tito Scalo, 85050, Italy
Stefanos Samaras
German Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD),
Wessling, Germany
Silke Groß
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri
Cyprus University of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering and
Geomatics, Limassol, Cyprus
ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, Limassol, Cyprus
Lucas Alados-Arboledas
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research, Granada, 18006, Spain
Aldo Amodeo
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Metodologie per
l'Analisi Ambientale, Tito Scalo, 85050, Italy
Basil Psiloglou
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, Palaia Penteli, 15236, Athens, Greece
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Short summary
51 dust events over the Mediterranean from EARLINET were studied regarding the aerosol geometrical, optical and microphysical properties and radiative forcing. We found δp532 values of 0.24–0.28, LR532 values of 49–52 sr and AOT532 of 0.11–0.40. The aerosol mixing state was also examined. Depending on the dust properties, intensity and solar zenith angle, the estimated solar radiative forcing ranged from −59 to −22 W m−2 at the surface and from −24 to −1 W m−2 at the TOA (cooling effect).
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